I remember how much - when I was a small boy I was taken to see a version of 'Peter Pan.' I detested it. I mean, the sentimental idea that anybody would want to remain a boy.

And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things.

'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the scariest stories ever written! Psychotic mother; stupid, inane father.

And the walls became the world all around.

There must be more to life than having everything.

I know that if there’s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart.

Emeralds,' said the rabbit. 'Emeralds make a lovely gift.

Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do.

I wish you all good things. Live your life, live your life, live your life.

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!

Lies are never forgotten, they go on and they grow

Often life is a frantic avoidance of the truth.

There should be a law that there's a pajama day every few weeks.

There is no story that is not true.

You are not a prisoner of your thoughts. You have the ability to control what you are thinking.

Make a difference no matter what role you play

People do terrible things all the time, but we don’t regularly disown our humanity. We disavow the terrible things.

Discontentment is a gift. It's the stuff that changes the world.

Absorb ideas from every source.